TUCSON — The city of Tucson will mark the seven-year anniversary of the mass shooting targeting former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that left six people dead by beginning construction on a memorial.
The January 8th Memorial Foundation will kick off construction in the downtown area Monday morning.
The dedication ceremony will also feature a bell ringing and a blessing from the Tohono O'Odham Nation. The memorial will be built in El Presidio Park near the county courthouse.
Tucon Mayor Jonathan Rothschild will ring the bell at Fire Central at 10:10 a.m. The mayor will ring the bell 6 times for those killed, and 13 times for those wounded, according to a city press release. The bell will be able to be heard at the park.
Giffords was the target of a lone gunman at a 2011 meet-and-greet event outside a supermarket. She was left partially paralyzed by the shooting.
Among those killed were 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, U.S. District Court Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman.
Gunman Jared Loughner was sentenced in 2012 to life in prison.
